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Linked Local Network Presents “Takin’ It to the Links”, a Golf Event to Benefit Habitat for Humanity of Illinois

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

On August 11th, 2010, the Linked Local Network will hold its first golf outing and silent auction to benefit the Habitat for Humanity of Illinois at Klein Creek Golf Club in Winfield, IL.  Golfers and networkers alike will have a chance to experience why both Chicagoland Golf and Golf Digest have identified Klein Creek as one of the area’s premier public courses, as well as support a terrific cause!

 Golfers can participate in foursomes, twosomes or as individuals. Companies and individuals can also help by being primary sponsors of holes, golf carts, refreshments, or lunch for the event. Items for the silent auction and raffle can be donated as well. Non-playing individuals can attend the Open Networking and Barbeque, which begins at 6 p.m.

This year’s event is sponsored by Mandatek, and such businesses as Hinckley Springs, Ballydoyle, Chicagoland Signs, Morris Graduate School of Management,  Chicago Blower  and Citibank have already contributed generously to this event..

For tee time registration go to http://taking2links4habitat.eventbrite.com.  For BBQ only sign-up, http://bbq4habitat.eventbrite.com. Sponsorship information, contact Patty Neuswanger at patty@mandatek.com.  General questions, email:  habitatlinks@mandatek.com

The mission of Habitat for Humanity of Illinois (Habitat Illinois) is to work in partnership with Habitat affiliates, developing communities by building houses with people in need. Habitat is dedicated to eradicating poverty housing. Life in poverty housing crushes dreams. But decent homes transform lives! Renewed hope is built into each new Habitat home.

Linked Local Network provides area LinkedIn members with greatly enhanced opportunities to build their connections, network with a more regional focus, and improve results in all aspects of their lives. Membership on www.linkedin.com is the cornerstone of any serious networking effort with its huge database and ease of use. The most important network that determines your success both professionally and personally is your local network. We welcome all LinkedIn members who are committed to active participation and therefore superior results from their networking efforts.

If you’d like more information on upcoming events presented by Linked Local Network go to www.linkedlocalnetwork.com or contact Michele Rempel at mrempel@mandatek.com ph # 630-888-8571.

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Golf Event to Benefit Habitat for Humanity Illinois

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Takin’ It to the Links: A Golf Event to Benefit the Habitat for Humanity of Illinois

Join the Linked Local Network as we support the Habitat for Humanity of Illinois.  This is the first charity golf outing supported by the members of the Linked Local Network.  While started as a digital community, the Linked Local Network strives to help its members develop relationships and partnerships in the real world.  Come out and support our efforts to help our community and build a better world. 

 Where: Klein Creek Golf Club, 1 N 333 Pleasant Hill Rd, Winfield, IL

When: August 11, 2010

Reservations: Golf per person with cart, light snack and evening BBQ- $115.00

Schedule:

10:30am- Light Snack and Check-in

11:45am- Tee Off

6:00pm- BBQ in the air-condition pavilion with all your favorite summer foods.  Includes networking, awards and speaking by Deborah Ford, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Illinois. 

Sponsorship Opportunities:  Email patty@mandatek.com

General inquiries: Email habitatlinks@mandatek.com


Thanks to our ever growing list of Sponsors:

Ballydoyles

Specialty Premium Group

Hinckley Springs 

Weiss Insurance

John Hancock Financial

The Irving Press

Mandatek LLC

Morris Graduate School of Management

True Image & Marketing

 The Habitat for Humanity of Illinois partners with the 52 Habitat affiliates in Illinois, building homes with limited-income families who currently live in sub-standard housing and need safe, decent, affordable housing.

Approximately 100 Habitat houses are built annually in Illinois.  After investing 500 sweat equity hours working side-by-side with volunteers, a Habitat family buys the house with a 0% interest Habitat loan, becoming a homeowner, often for the first time.

Habitat for Humanity of Illinois is comitted to eradicating poverty housing, improving people’s lives, and strengthening Illinois communities.

Your support will amplify the efforts of thousands of dedicated Habitat volunteeers who are chiseling away at inferior housing, fortifying communities, and giving families a hand up, not a hand out. 

The Linked Local Network is working to provide its members with greatly enhanced opportunities to build their connections and networks and improve their businesses. We welcome all  members who are committed to participation and therefore superior results from their networking efforts.  The Linked Local Network has groups and members in 4 states so far.  Check out http://www.linkedlocalnetwork.com for more information on groups and future events.

The Linked Local Network is co-founded by Mike Boehler and Fred McMurray of Mandatek. 

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Networking and Schaumburg Flyers Baseball- June 22nd

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Join the Linked Local Network for a great evening of networking and Schaumburg Flyers baseball on June 22nd!

The Schaumburg Flyers are generously providing a tent on the 3rd base side for us to meet and network, so come and join us for the ultimate summertime networking event!

Details:
June 22nd, 2010 at Alexian Field

Gates open at 5:40pm, game starts at 7:00pm.
Tickets are available online for $7.00 at http://www.flyersbaseball.com or by phone at 847-891-2255. Use Promotion Code LLS10 to receive $3.00 off the normal $10.00 price. 
Purchase tickets on the 3rd base side in the Brown sections (if looking at the ticket map online). 

Our tent will be in the picnic area on the 3rd base side. 

A cash bar will be located by our tent.  The drink special that night will be $2.00 Miller beverages.  Wear orange!

A big thank you to Jim Idstein, CFO of Kayhan International, for his time and efforts spent on organizing this event!

See you all at the ballgame on June 22nd!

-Mike Boehler and Fred McMurray, Linked Local Network

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Event- The Business of Social Media

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Embracing Social Media is no longer an option; it’s a requirement for business survival and growth. Come and learn from some of social media’s best and brightest minds, including Mike O’Neil and Lori Ruff, authors of Rock the World with Your Online Presence.  This extremely valuable afternoon of workshops and panel discussion is open to the public at no cost.  Register now!

Presenters and Panelists:

Sponsors:

Event Schedule:

2:00-2:15 Keynote speaker

2:15-3:00 Presentations with JD Gershbein and Michele Rempel

3:00-3:45 Social Media Panel Discussion

4:00-4:45 Presentations with Mike O’Neil/Lori Ruff and Scott Bishop


After this event, please join us at the Cyber to Real World III event at the Alumni Club Schaumburg.  http://cyber2realworld3.eventbrite.com


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Out of the Cyber World & into the Real World III- Networking

Friday, April 9th, 2010

The Linked Local West Suburban CHICAGO group and Linked Local Schaumburg groups, in association with Country Financial and Mandatek LLC,  are hosting the third ”Out of the Cyber World and into the Real World” networking event at The Alumni Club Schaumburg.  This event gives its members a chance to strengthen relationships they have built online as well the opportunity to meet new partners and prospective clients.  Be sure to visit the marketing stations of our sponsoring businesses. 

The Alumni Club will be offering $1.00 drink specials and 1/2 price appetizers to our attendees. 

Please visit http://cyber2realworld3.eventbrite.com for more information and to reserve your ticket. 

Check out our YouTube videos from the last event: http://www.youtube.com/westburbschi

Bring plenty of business cards and be prepared to network!

Questions should be directed to info2009@mandatek.com. 

For information on marketing stations, contact the email above. 

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Out of the Cyber World II- Networking Event- March 10th

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

The Linked Local West Suburban CHICAGO group (a Linkedin.com group), in association with Mandatek LLC,  is hosting its second “Out of the Cyber World and into the Real World” networking event at Venuti’s Ristorante & Banquets in Addison, IL.  This event gives its members a chance to strengthen relationships they have built online as well the opportunity to meet new partners and prospective clients.  Last time we had almost 300 people attend- let’s blow the doors off!  To purchase a ticket, visit: http://cyber2realworld2.eventbrite.com/  Tickets are $5.00 in advance (online) and $10.00 at the door.

Be sure to visit the marketing stations of our sponsoring businesses. 

Members and non-members are welcome. 

 Bring plenty of business cards and be prepared to network!

 

Check out videos from the last event- http://www.youtube.com/westburbschi

Questions should be directed to info2009@mandatek.com. 

For information on available marketing stations, contact the email above. 

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Mandatek Co-Sponsoring an Opportunity Seekers Event for Professionals in Transition

Friday, February 5th, 2010

The Linked Local West Suburban Chicago group, in association with Mandatek LLC and the Morris Graduate School of Managament, and sponsored by Pepsi Co., is proud to present the Opportunity Seekers event on February 22nd from 1:00-4:00pm at the Morris Graduate School of Management. This event is for professionals in transition who are looking for a new or different career opportunity.

To RSVP and reserve a ticket: http://opportunityseekers.eventbrite.com.

Attendees will have an opportunity to gain helpful information for their job search. Topics include:

  • How to prepare an effective resume for 2010
  • Continuing education opportunities
  • Using social media to increase visibility
  • Utilizing video for networking and job search
  • Government assistance for start-up business owners
  • Information on how to own a business franchise
  • Tips on working with HR departments to increase your chances of landing a job

Workshop space for some of the topics above are limited; seating will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Additionally, recruiters will be on site to speak with prospective employees during networking and workshop times.

Event Schedule:

1:00-1:15pm Keynote Speaker**

1:15-1:30pm Networking

1:30-2:30pm Workshops

2:30-3:30pm Workshops

3:30-3:45pm Networking

3:45-4:00pm Endnote Speaker

**Keynote Speaker: Jim Treleaven, PhD, former CEO of Devry Chicago Metro and founder of ViaStrategy Group, LLC.

Speakers:

Kris Fay, SBA and Center for Entrepreneurship at College of DuPage

Michele Rempel, Partner, Social Media Division, Mandatek

Carlos Vale, Director of Morris Graduate School of Management

Julius Rhodes, SPHR, Founder of MPR Group, Providing HR Business Solutions

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LinkedIn Group Networking Event a Success…

Friday, January 29th, 2010

This past Wednesday, January 27th, almost 300 people attended a networking event at Emmett’s Ale House in Downers Grove. Networking events are nothing new, but this event was a bit more unique because many of the attendees were members of a LinkedIn.com group called Linked Local West Suburban CHICAGO. Mike Boehler, the group’s founder, wanted to make sure that its members had an opportunity to get out of the cyberworld and into the real world to meet face to face and strengthen relationships. The event was advertised almost exclusively on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook, proving once again that social media marketing is a powerful tool.

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WordPress Wins CMS Award

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

Mandatek highly recommends WordPress as an excellent Content Management System for those clients who want to add their own content, pages, images, events, and so on. Now we feel really confident in recommending WordPress to our clients since we’ve learned that WordPress has been awarded the Overall Best Open Source CMS Award in the 2009 Open Source CMS Awards. This is a landmark for WordPress, as it is the first time they have won this award, and it marks a shift in the public perception of WordPress, from blog software to full-featured CMS. No small contest, the Open Source CMS Awards received over 12,000 nominations and more than 23,000 votes across five categories.

In addition to winning in the Overall Best Open Source CMS category, WordPress was named first runner-up in the Best Open Source PHP CMS category. This is significant because they weren’t even in the top 5 last year, and now they’re #2, ahead of Joomla! As is stated on the Award site, “WordPress made its way into the top five for the first time. The fact that it was outranked by Drupal by a very slight margin indicates how popular it has become with users as well as developers over the past year.”

Every day thousands of new people are embracing WordPress to power not just their blogs but entire sites and communities without compromising on usability or scalability (as would be the case with a legacy CMS). Every member of the WordPress community, from core developer to beginning user, should be proud to be part of this momentum: congratulations to WordPress!

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Mandatek Now Selling Clear Wimax

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Mandatek is now an authorized dealer for Clear Super Fast Mobile Internet. We are excited about this service because we love being mobile, and we know that there are many others out there who like being mobile, too. No more searching for the closest hotspot. No more being tied into one wireless carrier. And right now, we especially love this because customers can get a fixed price, for life. Pretty cool! Ask us about how you can get mobile, fast. Clear also offers home internet and phone service, as well as the Spot- your own mobile hot spot. (more…)

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